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Blogging
There are around 1.1 billion Internet users. 55 million people (5 percent) have blogs but only 0.1 percent of users post on a daily basis. The participation gap In most online communities, 90 percent of users are “lurkers” who never contribute, 9 percent of users contribute a little, and 1% of users account generate most [...]
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Online applications give me a competitive edge. I want to be a ‘big little company’ with the same (or better) IT capabilities as the biggest of my clients. I try to make the maximum use of online applications because they let me deploy new capabilities quickly without adding to my IT or admin burdens. This [...]
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My other blog, GolfHotelWhiskey.com, is a free online magazine and airport guide for pilots. I worked long and hard to come up with the name. It replaced earlier sites of mine, including HappyLandings.net (which sort of worked but I didn’t have the .com domain name) and ModernPilot.com (which was supposed to be a magazine but [...]
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Seven simple ways to dramatically improve everything you write on Write to Done. A nice summary of Strunk and White for anyone who hasn’t read it or needs a reminder. (See also my book review of The Elements of Style on this blog.) The words you wear. The author of Managing Humans compiles an index [...]
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Blogstorm publishes a table of the top 100 UK blogs. Belle De Jour is number 76. The author has a publishing contract and they’ve turned the blog into a TV series starring Billie Piper. I am number 79. Where’s my TV series? Where’s my publishing contract? I used to be jealous when “leading” bloggers (except [...]
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I’m working to improve my site (more on this later). In the process, I came across a number of online tools that are really helping. They’re all free, so you can’t beat the price. Must-use tools I use these tools every day. Highly recommended. Site24x7. This free online service pings your site hourly and graphs [...]
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There’s a nice post on MakeYouGoHmm.com that lists 49 jump starts if you’re staring at a blank screen trying to think of a blog post. Some of his suggestions have worked for me: reviewing a book, for example. I’d add the following: Your obvious is your talent. Find something that you do everyday that may [...]
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New blog features – popular posts, comment love
by Matthew Stibbe on March 9, 2010
There are more than 600 posts on this site and hundreds of comments. I’d like to build on this so I’ve added some new features to Bad Language: A Popular Posts page that shows the top five posts in each category. It updates automatically, to reflect the latest visitor stats. Improved social bookmarking. If you [...]
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